This event is FREE and open to the public! Join us for this event in collaboration with the Sweetbriar Nature Center. Experience meeting owls, falcons and hawks and learn about the adaptations that help these awesome birds survive. Learn how humans are part of the picture, and how we can help. Appropriate for ages 7 […]
George Wallace and Walt Whitman Birthplace proudly present season three of POETS BUILDING BRIDGES: A TRIANGULATION PROJECT, inaugurated in March 2022 with the purpose of enhancing dialogue between communities of writers across the US and internationally. Based on a shared small-group experience, these Saturday zoom sessions engage three distinct and well defined communities of poets […]
Click Here to Purchase Tickets In collaboration with Chez laa Reine Boutique we are so excited to present A Waltz Upon a Time Bridgerton Ball Step into a world of elegance and historical charm at the Walt Whitman Birthplace Bridgerton Ball Fundraiser! Set against the backdrop of the picturesque Walt Whitman Birthplace in Huntington Station, […]
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) presents Walking With Whitman: Poetry in Performance, hosted by Writer-in-Residence George Wallace. The signature series, now in its 14th season, continues to bring the most intriguing figures in contemporary literature on the national scene paired with local poets on the Walt Whitman Stage. Friday, September 27th, Walking With Whitman will feature poets Lorraine […]
Saturday 10/5 @ll:30am-12:30pm Bring your painting smock as we explore Van Gogh’s red! Pre- Registration is Required – Limited Space Available (8 Spots) $25 – First child & Guardian $20 – Second child 10% membership discount REGISTER HERE Picture Books are a crucial tool for developing a child’s literacy and language skills in their early […]
Thursday,October 10, 2024 7:00pm $15 Registration $10 Member Registration REGISTER HERE Join us for a fun, interactive book talk and workshop with Long Island Author and Number One Psychic for 2024 Cindi Sansone-Braff. Cindi will discuss her latest book, Confessions of a Reluctant Long Island Psychic: A Memoir and Psychic Seminar and share some fun […]
Saturday 10/12 @ll:30am-12:30pm Picasso’s Rooster! Come and make a cubist collage of your favorite animal. Pre- Registration is Required – Limited Space Available (8 Spots) $25 – First child & Guardian $20 – Second child 10% membership discount REGISTER HERE Picture Books are a crucial tool for developing a child’s literacy and language skills in […]
Sunday,October 13, 2024 11:00 am WWBA is delighted to present a guided hike with a WWBA tour guide at Jayne’s Hill, the highest point on Long Island. Meet at the end of Reservoir Rd, West Hills, NY 11747 *$10 suggested donation SIGN UP HERE About a mile from Walt Whitman’s birthplace is Jayne’s Hill, located […]
Saturday 10/19 @ll:30am-12:30pm Andy Warhol’s cats! Bring a photo of your favorite pet/animal to draw. Pre- Registration is Required – Limited Space Available (8 Spots) $25 – First child & Guardian $20 – Second child 10% membership discount REGISTER HERE Picture Books are a crucial tool for developing a child’s literacy and language skills in […]
George Wallace and Walt Whitman Birthplace proudly present season three of POETS BUILDING BRIDGES: A TRIANGULATION PROJECT, inaugurated in March 2022 with the purpose of enhancing dialogue between communities of writers across the US and internationally. Based on a shared small-group experience, these Saturday zoom sessions engage three distinct and well defined communities of poets […]
LEARN ABOUT WALT'S AUTOPSY & EXPERIENCE A CANDLELIT NIGHT TOUR THURSDAY. There was to be no “Rest in Peace” for the remains of the “poet of the body and poet of the soul". Talk and candlelit evening tour of the Walt Whitman birthplace house. Learn how Walt’s fascination with science and the human brain intersected […]
Saturday 10/26 @ll:30am-12:30pm Halloween party! Come in costume and create a poster using multi-media materials. Pre- Registration is Required – Limited Space Available (8 Spots) $25 – First child & Guardian $20 – Second child 10% membership discount REGISTER HERE Picture Books are a crucial tool for developing a child’s literacy and language skills in […]
Summer Hours (starting June 15th)
Monday – Friday 11am-4pm
Saturday/Sunday 11am-4pm
Winter Hours (starting Labor Day)
Wednesday – Friday 1pm-4pm
Saturday/Sunday 11am-4pm
Closed on: Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Adults: $10
Seniors, military, and groups: $9
Students: $8
Children ages 5 and under: Free
246 Old Walt Whitman Road
Huntington Station, NY 11746
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